Overpopulation in urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.

The escalation in population has become a major concern these days.

This

has overpopulated the metropolitan cities which gave rise to many issues.

This

essay discusses the causes for

such

problems and suggests a few remedies to lower them down. Out of numerous causes for densely populated cities the furthermost issues concerns is, individuals from the

countryside

are moving to towns for a better job opportunity in order to boost their standard of living.

This

is because the

countryside

is less developed and has not much to offer in order to excel in their careers. Another concern which bothers in highly populated areas is the city

traffic

. As the population increase in the city, the number of commuters who travel from one place to another

also

rise and

hence

the vehicle on road is on the higher side which may lead to stagnant

traffic

.

For example

, every

people

travel through their own vehicle and create a

traffic

block till everyone is stuck. But, there are some practical solutions to lower the number of issues.

Firstly

, the

government

should improve the

transport

facilities.

Such

like, the road should be made broader and they should increase the frequency of public

transport

as well. The

government

should encourage

people

to use public

transport

for travelling in the city.

in addition

to it the society should step in bring out ways to reduce

traffic

like carpooling.

This

will indirectly reduce the air pollution in the atmosphere.

Secondly

, the

government

should

also

consider developing

countryside

areas as well.

This

will motivate the

people

living in the

countryside

to work there itself. To sum up, many concerns because of overpopulation in cities

such

as

traffic

which is caused due to carelessness of the

people

. But they can be resolved by providing adequate

transport

facilities by

government

and

also

taking initiative by individuals.